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If you haven’t accomplished as much this summer as you had hoped to, you can blame forces far beyond your control: a few of these dog…

New South Wales is heading for a sodden Saturday, with the wet and wintry weather that has been plaguing the east coast expected to ramp up…

The Brain Fires Up Immune Cells When Sick People Are NearbyWhen people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brain triggered an immune responseBy Katie…

A key emergency official was sick and asleep for most of the day before devastating flash flooding swept through Texas hill country and killed more than…

What Books Scientific American Read in JulyCheck out Scientific American’s fiction and nonfiction book recommendations for JulyBy Brianne Kane edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Fernando Trabanco Fotografía/Getty…

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A reappraisal of satellite data from 2017 revealed that a thunderstorm over the Great Plains produced a 515-mile lightning flash, the longest ever recorded. As science…

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World RecordA lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest…

A Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the severe flooding that hit China’s capital this…

Russia’s 8.8 Earthquake Is One of the Strongest Ever RecordedRussia’s earthquake was estimated at magnitude 8.8, among the strongest since scientists began monitoringBy Mark Fischetti Damage…